Parastatals kill private sector growth

The former Assistant Minister of Finance and Development Planning Charles Tibone has come out with guns blazing, warning that the proliferation of state owned enterprises has potential to kill the private sector.

Tibone has stated that majority of these operations, known as parastatals, are unprofitable and depend on government for survival.

Tibone’s words cannot have come at the right time when BCL is on its knees facing closure, leaving thousands of people with no jobs and income.

Editor's Comment
Gov’t must rectify recognition of Khama as Kgosi

While it is widely acknowledged that Khama holds the title of Kgosi, the government’s failure to properly gazette his recognition has raised serious concerns about adherence to legal procedures and the credibility of traditional leadership. (See a story elsewhere in this newspaper.) Recent court documents by the Minister for Local Government and Rural Development, Kgotla Autlwetse, shed light on the intricacies of Khama’s recognition process....

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